I have kids, I don’t want them watching porn too young, but at the same time I’m not stupid enough to think that age blocking major websites is going to keep them out of it at all. This is nothing but theater, and it’s an invasion of privacy while they’re acting.
The only way to stop teenagers from watching porn is…
Uhh I don’t think there’s a way.
Conservatives are on a big kick for so-called “parental rights” but what about parental responsibilities? It’s a parent’s job to make sure their children have a healthy relationship with sexuality.
Back in my day you could find porn in the woods. You’ll never stop teenagers finding porn.
If all the major sites comply with the proposed law, all it means is that teenagers will be pushed to more sketchy sites that don’t have restrictions. This combined with conservatives destroying sex ed is not good for anyone.
Conservatives are on a big kick for so-called “parental rights” but what about parental responsibilities?
It’s always that way.
The people who scream the loudest about " muh rights" never want to acknowledge that rights come with responsibilities.
And never seem to want to demonstrate that they can act in a responsible manner.
Things like this is why I’m not overly concerned about current polling numbers. Let’s see what happens when the CPC needs to actually start staking positions.
What worries me is no matter who they’ve had for leader, they basically get the same votes. Hell they got more votes than the liberals without even having a platform.
Canadians vote out governments, but I think this is the first time one of the top two major parties has voters who literally don’t care what the policies (if any) the party has, just that they have that C beside their name.
Blocking porn from the reputable sites (ie, the ones most likely to follow this law) is already trivial. Just search for the Rating: header and look for an RTA string. Parental control software already does this.
The real solution is to mandate device manufacturers support this mechanism. Support, not force upon everybody.
Yeah, how much of the issue is reputable porn sites though.
The issue is porn sites that kids can access. Yeah there’s overlap but…
I think the only way to prevent teenagers from accessing porn on the internet is to prevent teenagers from being on the internet.
I don’t know how realistic that is, I’m not an IT guy. Maybe they could make a “cleanternet” that only has Wikipedia, CBC, climate denial, banking, and the phonebook. Obligate ISPs to offer modems (and dataplans) that can only connect to it.
As I mentioned, I’m not an IT guy.
You can do that with a DNS service that won’t let teens link out to those blacklisted sites, but it only works at home. At a buddy’s house they will have full access. Unless you also install a minder app that forces a private DNS on them always. But then they will just visit a friend who’s parents don’t care ans view on somebody elses systems. It stops accidental viewing.
You can do that with a DNS service that won’t let teens link out to those blacklisted sites
that’s what I did when my wife insisted I “filter the kids internet”. I also explained to my tech savvy teenager that he should be careful about not letting his mom know if/when he figures out how to bypass it. Also that I would be interested I seeing his solution, should he do it…
RandomPorn.cz isn’t going to care if Canada sends them a cease and desist order.
Yup, just more “small government” BS. They want a government small enough to fit in your pocket and watch everything you do, but not big enough to reign in the businesses and those who contribute to their wallets.
Yet again it’s pointless grandstanding. People will just use VPNs or foreign servers. Global solution to pointless censorship attempts.
